Yesterday
Foreign Minister another hardliner close to Revolutionary Guard
Hossein Amirabdollahian represented the hardline shift in Iran after the collapse of Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers when Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew.
- Jon Gambrell
Joe Biden’s pollution rules throw up barrier to US natural gas projects
New air quality standards will require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to more closely examine the impact of LNG projects on the surrounding air quality.
- Myles McCormick
This Month
Biden’s Atlanta trip highlights duel with Trump for black voters
While overwhelming support from black voters was key to Joe Biden’s 2020 victory, there’s concern among his supporters that Donald Trump is making inroads.
- Skylar Woodhouse, Nancy Cook and Akayla Gardner
Trump pledges to be gun owners’ most ardent ally
The former president accepted the endorsement of the National Rifle Association, claiming that the right to bear arms was “under siege” by the Biden administration.
- Jazmine Ulloa
- Opinion
- East Asia Forum
The US-China trade war has helped polarise ASEAN
Regardless of their alignment or dependence on one side or the other, South-East Asian states need to stay focused on their common regional interests.
- Joseph C. Liow
- Opinion
- Opinion
Trump shows the cost of pettiness among the powerful
Donald Trump’s vendetta against wind turbines is not unusual among plutocrats and tech lords who believe they should have more say.
- Paul Krugman
‘We don’t know the truth’, says senior CIA officer
Beth Sanner was Donald Trump’s daily intelligence briefer for two years. Few people know the boundaries between secrecy and democracy so well.
- Kevin Chinnery
ScoMo brings Rudd closer to Trump
At Washington DC in front of Republican dignitaries, Scott Morrison finally spoke to a room familiar with his cadence.
- Updated
- Myriam Robin
- Analysis
- Greensill Capital
Why this Trump acolyte is key to finding some of Greensill’s billions
The fight to recover funds owed to Credit Suisse clients has landed with West Virginia coal baron and senate hopeful Jim Justice and a small Virginia bank.
- Updated
- Owen Walker and Joshua Franklin
What a second Trump presidency could bring
The influential American conservative platform Project 2025 has spent two years crafting a 900-page proposal for key areas of immigration, tax and trade.
- Matthew Cranston
- Opinion
- Opinion
How Trump’s ‘imperial presidency’ will reshape the world
If Donald Trump wins in November, expect even greater strain on American institutions. But he’s unlikely to be an “imperial president” abroad.
- James Curran
US set to impose 100pc tariffs on Chinese EVs
The move expected this week marks the latest effort by the Biden administration to protect America’s domestic industry from cheap competition.
- Updated
- Alan Rappeport and Jim Tankersley
Stormy Daniels accused of profiting off Trump sex claims
The former president’s lawyers are trying to undermine the porn actor’s credibility as the trial resumes in Manhattan.
- Joe Miller
Trump asked oil CEOs for $1.5b donations in exchange for favours
The former president demanded $US1 billion in donations to get re-elected and offered to overturn environmental rules and policies to help the oil industry.
- Updated
- Josh Dawsey and Maxine Joselow
- Opinion
- USA
Campus protests may help Donald Trump win
History suggests the intellectual conformism sweeping university life could trigger a popular backlash that ends in conservative rule.
- David Brooks
Trump tax cut extension cost swells to $7 trillion, CBO warns
New estimates from Congress’ fiscal scorekeeper make clear the cost of extending the 2017 tax cuts enacted under president Donald Trump.
- Erik Wasson
Stormy Daniels’ graphic testimony of alleged Trump sexual encounter
The remarkable testimony is the latest example of how Donald’s Trump’s dealings with women are coming back to haunt him in court.
- Updated
- Erik Larson, Patricia Hurtado and David Voreacos
Stormy Daniels expected to appear at Trump’s trial
The adult-film actress’ testimony is by far the most-awaited spectacle in Donald Trump’s hush money trial.
- Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz, Michael R. Sisak and Eric Tucker
- Analysis
- US election
Gallows humour and escape: Trump’s possible return rattles Washington
Much of official Washington is bracing for the former president’s return – this time with ‘retribution’ as his avowed mission, the discussion is about self-imposed exile.
- Peter Baker
- Opinion
- US election
Europe should brace itself for a Trump victory
The difference between 2024 and 2016, when Trump last won the presidency, is that this time he has a plan. From Europe’s perspective, it would look like Fortress America.
- Updated
- Edward Luce